The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
FASHION POINTS.

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Yisites, jackets, and short wraps are a Urine
longer this winter.
The ostrich tip is beginning to assert itself
in fashionable millinery.
Plainness to severity is the rule in the new
est and most approved models for skires.
Red. gray, brown and green in softened
shades are the popular colors for felt hats.
Sleeves of a fabric different from, that OF
the corsage are seen on cloth and silk gowns.
Plush fabrics in stripes and large fguTess
are revived for the skirts OF cloths and--1
dresses.
Guipure lace is now worn over sstlns and
moires in evening dress to the EXCLUSION OF
Chantilly.
Shot cloths are new WOODEN stutfs woven
in two colOrs, SO as to give the ~'cbangeaple
effect now so fashionable.
Embroidered alepe lisse in stripes and dots
is used in combination with satin, more ana
Bengaline for evening dresses.
The reign of glitter in dress will soon be
over: beadsI and beaded trimmings are
rapidly being driven to the background.
Pushes of Two kinds, one with long, teecy
pile, the other short and yelyety, are useo
for many Of the handsomest short wraps.
In rich costumes three fabrics are now
often employed, a favorlte. combination Pc
ing brocaded with repped silk and velvet.
The Alpine, the English turban, the Bod
LANCER, the Richelieu, the Lady Gay and the
Admiral are the favor1te hats OF the season.
One of the very latest designs IN bracGleGB
is n series of golden knots, each knot being
set either with a ruby, sapphire or diamond
The latest idea in ladies' collar buttons is
a shamrock, composed of g diamond, ruby
snd a sapphire, set into a disk of Roman
gold.
1onD n96,,oh 70 cover the wrist, the rest Of
+ ne gIoVe being made of lace net of exactly
the same shade.
H. ioo,a+s or motinpe socnues are charm
lea !achets OF r M ln nf sG SfHod aI1rsh or India
XII ! w iinon3ed with muoh gold embroidery
s IN MI; = lace "
"i ~, WV ."N.a +rimno;nou which have
Inc nialluIF fs eur arn nov i'm fnII fsTor
Doeii posso.naptarie were never before SO
againi T dS se nYnc = WI
SaI!eo anu Do ~ ,.;nnors oro NO lo,oar
N5itG d ~ i Go d,aeS taitats The fnIl dress
Iked Win ~ - I hIoclk VA enide or 0JgcG. elab-
maMS$"oR D Vi 4 I'D oited IN n b@adwork.
- Draa;o. - nov+ba fashion.
everything naSSla R1lz rs tiue ,, en1 cold
MllscoV15s alesSeh, ~ ti'nh Il tba .rsenai
Stunts, l:ass tn oWIol11mi rg stvles are drawn.
from "hleh nc piel S taiia+s ~ = en,beIl;sbad
All but tailor-made toilets are eIa9elilsneo
with a vest menu OF crepe, MI - silh iass1noneedi
fastened to q h!gh nl!ltafy coli"L anu ftllil ~
down either side with pano Oh 'el'e' ilo-
bon.
The kilt suit of black velvet is the faTor1te
! for very small boys. The collar and cuffs are
of lace, the soft knotted SILK neckfle paIe
rose, blue, canary yellow: or bright fed'
dotted with white. .
Wide bands of stitching on the backs OF
kid and Suede gloves appear again this
season. They are popular because they dl7
minish the apparent size OF the hand ana
make tIook narrower.
Tt IN astonishing TO notice how completely
the fashion of wearing earrings is dying out.
EstheteB have made an earnest crusade
against the b2rbarous custom OF mngaflng
the ears, and seem to have carried thelr
point.
The Admiral, a hat not unlike the Boulen-
GER in ;fs general outlines, but trimmed with
. military panache or pyramid OF down,
floating ~uneurled cocks piumes, placed e on on
the very top Of the crown, Is the rival OF the
Large spots or maccaroons in silver, gold,
tinted metals. let and other beads are seen
on ne mile nets, Eanzes. crepes and all light
stuffs used for gathered OF plleated panels
and eorsage draperies OF bridal ball and
Tea gowns of the ribbon striped silk, now
so much in vogue for indoor wear, must be
Watteau fabrics. Loose fronts and close fit
ting backs are still the rule, but any ca